17 March 2010 GPWA Times Newsletter
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March 17, 2010 |
  New edition of the GPWA magazine available next week!The 12th issue of the GPWA Times magazine will be available at the iGB Down Under Conference in Sydney next week and at the Casino Affiliate Convention in Amsterdam in April. Our cover story was written by Gary Beal, who knows gaming-related SEO inside-out. We also have some terrific affiliate and affiliate manager interviews as well as a photo spread from the numerous parties we attended at the London Affiliate Conference. To preview the new issue, or to make sure you receive your own copy in the mail, follow this thread.  The GPWA is excited to announce Beast Affiliates, Jetbull Affiliates and Lock Casino Affiliates as new sponsors. They are pleased to be helping our industry grow as new members of the GPWA! Perspectives Weekly issues an invitation
This week J. Todd issues both an invitation and a challenge to Microgaming and eCOGRA. Also, industry news from Poland and Florida and we introduce a new APCW Member. Casino Club adds two new innovative slot games Casino Club has added the traditional fruit machine Twin Win and the adventure-filled Age of Vikings to its suite of games. Groupe Partouche achieves eCOGRA accreditation French online gambling company Groupe Partouche has achieved accreditation by the independent standards and player protection body eCOGRA. Affiliate Club member wins weekend in St. Moritz A lucky Affiliate Club member from Germany will be packing his bags for an extended ski weekend for two in St. Moritz, Switzerland after winning a winter promotion for affiliates. CryptoLogic extends agreement with William Hill The online casino software company has signed a new multi-year deal to license a suite of its most popular branded casino games to William Hill. GTECH G2 introduces marketing CRM tool GTECH G2 has introduced a new tool to its bingo platform that enables it to send communications to existing players. Titan Poker launches new version of software A streamlined Web site and new logo accompany the recent developments at the popular online poker room. NeoGames signs agreement with Winnings Limited NeoGames has reached an agreement with Winnings Limited to create the new scratch card brand, www.winnings.com. Cake Poker launches WSOP satellites Cake Poker's WSOP satellites come with no strings attached with players having a flexible list of terms and conditions.   March 24-25IGB Down Under (Australia) iGB Down Under guarantees informative content about the Asian and Australian iGaming market, a new-look expo, the Affiliate Series of Poker and some of the best networking parties on the affiliate calendar.  April 15-16CAC Amsterdam CAC Amsterdam is one of the largest events in the iGaming industry. The show, which is in its eighth year, focuses on affiliate marketing and advertising for the online gambling industry. |
 Facebook became the most popular site in the U.S. last week with 7.07% of all web traffic, surpassing Google. Traffic to Facebook increased 185% compared to the same week last year.
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What are your thoughts on unjustified fixed-fee advertising?
GPWA member "tomgalanis" posed an interesting question in the forums last week. He points out that he has been increasingly met with unqualified demands of upfront advertising fees by affiliates who don't have the kind of traffic that warrants any kind of fee. He wants to know if other GPWA members feel threatened by this and who is to blame for this rising trend. View pollLast week's poll results: How do you use your mobile phone? View poll
GPWA member "tomgalanis" posed an interesting question in the forums last week. He points out that he has been increasingly met with unqualified demands of upfront advertising fees by affiliates who don't have the kind of traffic that warrants any kind of fee. He wants to know if other GPWA members feel threatened by this and who is to blame for this rising trend. View pollLast week's poll results: How do you use your mobile phone? View poll
Buzzy has been hard at work this week chasing down the latest industry rumors and gossip. Here's a quick look at Buzzy's top finds:
Microgaming launches Italian poker networkNevada may clamp down on relationships between casinos and WebTiger's return brings out golf prop betsReaction to Cryptologic's new deal with William Hill
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